©Nancy Crow, Constructions 95.

Nancy Crow: Crossroads/New and Recent Quilts
January 30 — April 19, 2010

The dazzling art quilts of Nancy Crow have transformed a tradition-bound medium into one of bold improvisation, composition and technical innovation.  Her masterful fabric cutting and piecing are done without controlled grids and patterns – her creations emerge from a more improvisational approach.  This exhibition, in Fuller Craft’s Stone and Barstow galleries, presents her asymmetrical designs using elegant hand-dyed fabrics of highly saturated color. This exhibition is made possible through the support of Nancy Crow and Snyderman-Works Galleries.

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Edward Krent, Zero G Five #40. Cherry hardwood. Courtesy of the artist.

Members Show
October 17, 2009 – March 21, 2010

The Members Exhibition at Fuller Craft Museum, a tradition dating back to the 1970s, is a biennial event that features work ranging from turned wood and digital photography to wood-fired stoneware and oil on canvas. This exhibition includes all types of media to represent the talented artists who comprise Fuller Craft's nationwide membership.

Machiko Agano: Structured Space
May 7, 2009 – March 7, 2010

Fuller Craft Museum presents Structured Space – An installation by Machiko Agano. Curated by William Thrasher, the exhibition of this internationally known work by the renowned Japanese conceptual fiber artist Machiko Agano has been newly conceived especially for Fuller Craft Museum’s Courtyard Gallery. With this installation, Fuller Craft commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Boston-Kyoto Sister City relationship, founded in 1959 as the first of the official US-Japan Sister Cities.

Frank and Francine Ozereko

On the Line: Frank and Francine T. Ozereko
December 19, 2009 — July 18, 2010

Ceramic artists Francine and Frank Ozereko, based in Western Massachusetts, are known for their visually exciting and whimsical work. Their installation, created especially for Fuller Craft Museum’s Great Room gallery, is entitled On the Line: Frank and Francine Ozereko.

Reflecting their love of clay and their interest in natural forms, this wall sculpture incorporates clay leaves, stones, birds and organic shapes.  The imagery produces a light-hearted narrative thread as it runs along the walls of the gallery.

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Coming Exhibitions

Wendy Maruyama. Bedside Box #1, 1980. Fuller Craft Museum, Permanent Collection. Photo by Dean Powell.

Furniture from the Permanent Collection
February 13 — September 26, 2010

Fuller Craft Museum is proud to present its first exhibition exclusively devoted to studio furniture from the Museum's permanent collection. This exhibiton showcases a growing collection of works from emerging and master furniture artists.

Highlights from the Permanent Collection
February 13 — April 18, 2010

A selection of the works from Fuller Craft Museum's permanent collection will be on display in the M. Tarlow Gallery. Works on display include special emphasis on ceramics and wood.

John Garrett. Caravan.

Caravan: An installation by John Garrett
March 20, 2010 — March 27, 2011

New Mexico artist John Garrett interlaces common materials into complex installations. He will be creating a site-specific installation for Fuller Craft's Courtyard Gallery.

Josh Simpson. Inhabited Vase, 2003.

Josh Simpson: A Journey in Glass
May 1 — November 28, 2010

Best known for his intricate glass “planets,” Josh Simpson creates worlds of wonder, teeming with natural life.  The kaleidoscopic magic of his undersea, land, and outer-space vistas is also seen in many of his utilitarian objects – goblets, tumblers, vases-where he has pushed the limits of contemporary glass artistry.

This exhibition of approximately 100 works, selected from the artist's personal collection, traces the unique journey of this self-taught master of glass, from his early traditional pieces to the spectacular tour-de-force multi-layered works of the present.

Mariko Kusumoto

Mariko Kusumoto: Unfolding Stories
May 22 — August 8, 2010

Japanese artist Mariko Kusumoto is known for her extraordinary and intricate metal sculptures of music boxes, clocks and other constructions, with multiple doors, compartments, drawers and moving parts.  Fuller Craft Museum will be the setting for her meticulously hand-crafted pieces using a variety of metalsmithing techniques: etching, enameling and casting.  With each box sculpture, she presents a magical world of astounding detail and artistry.

N. Meibach. Twilight Whales.

The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft
May 29, 2010 — February 6, 2011

Curated by Fo Wilson, The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft steps beyond the boundaries that currently exist among technology, art, and craft.  The artists in this exhibition use new technologies in tandem with traditional craft materials – clay, glass, wood, metal and fiber – to forge new artistic directions.

Digital video and audio, computerized design, and other technologies are viewed as new materials to be exploited, manipulated and co-opted to enrich artistic expression. The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Craft examines this phenomenon and its impact on the world of contemporary craft.